GE 25880 manual Using Intercom with a Telephone Call, Two-Way Intercom Calls

Using Intercom with a Telephone Call

During a telephone call, you can use the intercom/paging function to page cordless handset and set up a private (2-way) intercom conversation with another user while the telephone call is placed on hold. Or, you can create a 3-way conversation between the telephone caller, the base, and the cordless handset.

Two-Way Intercom Calls

1.To make an intercom call while on an external call, press the page/ intercom button on base or int/transfer button on cordless handset.

The external caller is placed on hold and both intercom users may speak privately.

2.To answer the intercom page, press the speaker/call back button on base or talk/end/call back button on cordless handset. When finished press the page/intercom button on base or int/transfer button on cordless handset to retrieve the external caller.

Conference the External Caller with Cordless Handset and Base

1.Press the page/intercom button on base or int/transfer button on cordless handset.

The external caller is placed on hold, and a paging tone sounds at the base and cordless handset. PAGING or PAGING HANDSET displays on the originating unit and PAGING FRM BASE or PAGING FROM HANDSET on the other unit.

2.Press the transfer/int button on handset or page/intercom on base to set up the intercom.Then press the memory/conference button on base or handset to retrieve the external caller.Three-way conversation begins, and CONFERENCE shows in the display.

NOTE: The handset or the base can enter conference directly by pressing talk/ call back button on the handset or speaker/call back button on the base while the other party (handset or base) is on the external line.

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